Pad holder



NOV. 18, 1930. 1 B, KEMP 1,781,783

PAD HOLDER Filed Feb. '7, 1950 Patented Nov. 18, 1.9230

UNITED gSTATES PATENT OFFICE JOHN B. KEMP, or RIDGEWOOD, NEW JERSELASSIGNOR rro CLARK LOOSE LEAF MANUFACTURING, COMPANY, A CORPORATION yor yNEW vYom;v

PAD HOLDER "Animation mea February 7', 1930. serial ii'ofizasrf.`

My invention relates generally to a holderk adapted to retain a calendar, writing or otherY In various forms vof' calendars where a daily pad is attached thereto and where it is 10 desiredto have ineansso that the pad can be y quickly replaced bya new pad or to check up the slack between the leaves to hold the re- Y l and indicated in the appended` claims.

maining portions firmly in place,'it lis most desirable to havelmeans which are quickly y l rlfyiiig` thev present inventive concept suggests "3a practicaly embodiment thereof; but the invention is notxto be restricted to the. exact 5 and easily adjustable, Aand it is o ne of the objects of my invention to provide means which will permitone to easily andquickly adjust the pad. I have alsofound thatthe j `old style pad which lies flatfon-the desk .is objectionable and that it is very desirable to have the pad in an inclined angularposition, and it is one of the objects of this invention to provide such means to-hold the pad in, an inclined position.` L

. Another more important obj ect of thepresent invention is to provide a pad holder having' foldable standards `for supporting the pad in inclined position and whichare `foldable lto positions parallel' withy the base so shipping. l 0, A further obj ectY of the invention isto provide in a device of the character described.A means for shipping the device `in assembled;

position with the leaves secured to the b ase and with the standards assembled'but without the standardsieictending from the base,

A further object of the invention to prod` vide in a pad lifolder pivotally mounted stand- 40 ards including in their assembly means for resiliently securing the standards inextend- .ing supporting positionrA 'A .Y i Another object of the present invention is 45 to provide in a pad assembly means whereby the pad securing. means -may' act to` secure'Vl oldable standards fin vertical supporting position. u y u Y Another object is`to produce aj'deviceof y *the character `described in which lthe maxi-1 of illustrationfare shown in the accoi'npany-Y that the device-will require small space in I i f lines -l-l theV section through which Fig.. 1

i s`taken;

v:vice shown in F igs'; vlfand 2 partially disas- Sembled; i

threads, yfor engaging with* the external 'screw relation Iof instrumentalitiesherein fully, de-

scribed, and illustratedl in accompanying 4 .drawings,. wherein similar reference char'- 4acters are used to describe corresponding@ parts throughout the *several*4 views, andthenv finally pointed out andspecifically defined `The 'disclosure made the basis of exempli- Theinven-t'ive idea involved is capableof receiving V:a variety .of vmechanical expressions', only'afewof which, for the purposes ing drawings'in Whichl 75 Figyl is' a-Lview partially in section of lone form of the "present invention; in position on a desk; Y

F'g. 2 is an endvi "w of Fig.`1 as shownv b'yjthe`r lines 2-"2of Fig. 1` and'shows bythe l 1 Fig. v3 isla detail side elevationof the de-V 4 is an lenlargeddetail sectionalview taken on lines 4--4 of Fig. 2.;

i Fig. 5' is ajdetail view of this'form ofthe yinvention folded for shipping; and

. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 4 of a modified form of the invention. n i l Inthe drawings, l represents lapadfwhich,`

` vfor the purpose lof illustration is a calendar pad, said pad resting` upon a base 2. yThe, pad

is provided with rperforationsV 3 for the re- 95 ception of a binding screw 4, whichy enters a socket 5 in astandarddsaid socket being Y provided withcorresponding internal screw l 'threads ofthe screw 4.' On topof the pad 1 so c Y, bers 18 are mounted in inverted position to yreceive and frictionally embrace the heads pad is'irmly held on the base, the said bas-e being then inclined, as clearly illustratedin l Fig. 1. The plate 7 performs'anotherfunction in that the edge 9 acts as a cutting edge for the purpose of cleanly severing the leaves ofthe pad when desired.` The rear edge 1() ofthe plate 7 is provided wit-h Va iangeV as i shown which assists in providing lproper alignment of the leaves on the base.

vIn Vthat form` of the inventionshown in Figs.V 1 to 5 of the drawings it will be seen that the upper ends'of the standards 6 are provided -with substantially spherical heads 15.

For retaining the standards in their adjusted lposition either parallel with the base 2 or's ipment or at right angles thereto to support the base in`inc1ined position apertured cup-shaped 'bearing members 18 are mounted within .the sockets 16.` The mem- 15 of the standards 6.'. For urging the memT i bers 18 against the heads 15, coil springs 19 are provided.V The springs 19 in that form of the inventionlshownin Figs. 1 to 5. inclusive Vsurround-the binding screws 4. `As

'seen 4in the drawings, the standards 6 have vreduced necks just below the heads Y15 and the sockets 16 include depending `collars 15',

`the arrangement beingsuch that when the standards 6 are in supporting position, the` collars embrace the necks to provide a re- .taining V4and supporting innerconnection. The neck .provides for extending movement ofthe standards, whereby the spring is in extended position when the standards are in extending positionas shown in Fig. 4. When the standards are folded as shown iirFig.V

5,'*the spring is contracted, thus increasing .-tlie pressure exerted thereby through the `washer18 upon the head 15.

As seen in Fig. 6, the invention is noticonii fined to the alignment of the screws #l with Vvthe headl, and `the head is` not required to be internally threaded. By ther springassiembly and the neck and `collar relation, it 'will be seen that the standards `are readily i'etained in their extending `position Vwithout the use of the cooperating screws 4.

i Invaccordance. with the provisions of the Vpatent statutes, I have described the principle of'In-y invention, together with the device Inow `'consider .to represent af practical embodiinenttheref, but I-desii'e it un- The standards are Vvsecured to the baseV `2 vby sockets 16 secured thereto by-rivets or the like shown at 17. j v

derstood that my .invention is not confined to the particular form of device herein shown and described, the same being merely illustrative, and that the invention can be carried out in other ways without departing from the spirit of my invention, and, therefore, l claim broadly the right to employ all equivalent instruii'ientalities comingl within the scope of the appended claims, and by ine-.nis of. which the objects of my invention are attained, and the new results accomplished, as herein set forth as it is obvious that the particular embodiments herein shown and described are only some ot many that can be employed toattain these objects anc| accomplish these results.

vHaving now described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A pad holder including a base and pivoted standards associatedV therewith ttor movement to extended position for supporting said base in inclined position with respect j toa su i )ortinv'surface said standards includ- C d A king heads, said base including sockets tor pivotally retaining said heads and a retaining` assembly within said sockets including bearing members for said heads. to` retain said standardsfin adjusted position.

2. A pad` holder including a base and pivoted standards associated therewith formerei'nent to extended position vfor supporting said .base in inclined position with respect to a supporting surface, said standards including heads, vsaidbase including sockets 'for pivotally retaining said heads and a retaining assembly within saidsockets including spring urged bearing members for said heads to retain said standards in adjusted position.

3.. A pad holder including a base and pivoted standards associated therewith for movement to extended position for supporting said base in inclined position with respect to a supportingsurface, said standards including heads, saidrbase including sockets ior pivotallyiretaining said heads and a retaining a.sseii iblywitliin said sockets including a spring anda bearing member urged thereby .to engage saidhead to retain the standards in adjusted position.`

4t. A-pad holder including a base and pivoted standards associ ated.` therewith for movement to extended position 'for supporting said base in inclined position with respect to a supporting surface, said standards including heads', said base including sockets 'for pivotally retaining said heads, and a retainingasseiiibly within said soelrets including a spring and a cup-shaped bearing member urgedthereby to engage said head to retain.

the-standardsin adjusted position.

5.v A pad holder including a base and pivoted standards associated therewith for .,inovem'ent to extended position :tor supporting said base 1n lnclined position with respectto a supporting su1'face,' said standards including heads, said base including sockets for Y pivotally retaining said heads, and a retainf ing assembly Within said sockets including a This specilication signed this 6th day of Februa1y1930.

' JOHN B. KEMP. 

